I really like P.K. Pinkerton and the Pistol-Packing Widows. The boy was 12 years old and his name is P.K. Pinkerton (private eye.) In the beginning of the book he was mugged and abducted by a lady named Opal Blossom who had found out he was a private eye. She asked P.K. to spy on her fiance who was P.K.’s best friend, Poker Face Jace. Jace had taught him everything there was to know about poker. I shouldn’t tell too much about the book. Hope you like it!